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by B.B. Pelletier Part 1Part 2 I had a great day at the range. Shot two rifles for record and tested two other products – one of which you’ll read about tomorrow! What looks like the next day to you was actually a separation of nearly a week since I last shot the Hammerli Storm … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 I just finished preliminary shooting with the Hammerli Storm Elite. I didn’t go to my big range, so the targets were confined to 18 yards. There were some surprises, nevertheless. PreparationLike usual, I cleaned the barrel with JB Non-Embedding Bore Cleaning Compound on a Dewey rod. As always, I used … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Sometimes, I have to be reminded that not everybody understands all the terms I use in my postings, and last week someone asked for an explanation of the term dieseling. This term is almost always used when talking about spring-piston airguns, though there is such a thing as a dieseling event with … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier The weather has been poor, so I haven’t gotten to the range to test that Hammerli Storm Elite, yet. Now, I’ll add the Remington Genesis to the test, because I have not done part 3 as promised. I also have a Mendoza RM-2000 on deck for testing, so my spring-gun plate is … Read more
by B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Yesterday, we looked at the history of the HW50S – where it comes from and what other guns were based on it. Today, we’ll look at performance. This rifle has been around long enough that performance has evolved upwards. Back in 1974, the .177 model 50S rifle was listed as … Read more
